Environmental Research Group
Who's Who in ERG? - Dr. Ross Anderson
Professor Ross Anderson
Science Policy
Environmental Research Group
King's College London
Franklin-Wilkins Building
150 Stamford Street
London
SE1 9NH
Tel: 020 7848 4005
Fax: 020 7848 4045
Email: hugh.anderson@kcl.ac.uk
Research Interests
I am an epidemiologist and public health specialist from a medical background.
I currently hold part time posts at both KCS and St George’s UOL. My first research
experience was an investigation into the role of indoor biomass burning in chronic lung
disease in Papua New Guinea. In the UK I have developed a research programme
in the epidemiology of childhood asthma and the health effects of outdoor air pollution.
A substantial amount of this work has been conducted among the population of London
or as part of international consortia. I have been a member of various policy and research
committees at national and international level leading to recommendations of guidelines
and standards for outdoor and indoor air pollutants.
I am currently a member of the Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants.
I am a PI and executive member of the newly established MRC-HPA Centre for Environment
and Health. My current research includes: Global Burden of Disease (Outdoor Air pollution);
the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood; systematic reviews of epidemiological
evidence relating to air pollution and health; evaluation of air pollution effects of traffic schemes
in London and, most recently, a multidisciplinary study of traffic pollution (air pollution and noise)
in London. I am a Fellow of the Academy of
Medical Sciences and past associate editor of the International Journal of Epidemiology.
Selected Publications
Atkinson RW, Fuller GW, Anderson HR, Harrison RM, Armstrong B.
Associations between urban ambient particle metrics and
health: a time series analysis. Epidemiology 2010; 21(4): 501-511
Anderson HR, Armstrong B, Hajat S, Harrison R, Monk V, Poloniecki J, Timmis A, Wilkinson P.
Air pollution and activation of implantable cardioverter defibrillators in London. Epidemiology 2010; 21(3): 405-413
Harrison RM, Delgado-Saborit JM, Baker SJ, Aquilina N, Meddings C, Harrad S,
Matthews I, Vardoulakis S, Anderson HR. Measurement and Modeling of Exposure to Selected Air Toxics for Health Effects Studies and Verification by
Biomarkers. Res Rep Health Eff Inst 2009;(143):3-96.
Anderson HR, Ruggles R, Pandey KD, Kapetenakis V, Brunekreef B,
Lai CK, Strachan DP, Weiland SK. Ambient particulate pollution and the
world-wide prevalence of asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis and eczema in children:
Phase One of the International Study of Asthma and
Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC). Occup Environ Med 2010; 67(5):293-300
Katsouyanni K, Samet JM, Anderson HR, Atkinson R, Le Tertre A, Medina S, Samoli E,
Touloumi G, Burnett RT, Krewski D, Ramsay T, Dominici F, Peng RD, Schwartz J, Zanobetti A (2009).
Air pollution
and health: a North American and European approach (APHENA). Res Rep Health Eff Inst 2009;(142):5-90.
Smith KR, Jerrett M, Anderson HR, Burnett RT, Stone V, Derwent R, Atkinson RW, Cohen A,
Shonkoff SB, Krewski D, Pope III CA, Thun M, Thurston G. Public health effects of strategies
to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions:
health implications of short-lived greenhouse pollutants. Lancet 2009; 374: 2091-2103
Atkinson RW, Barratt B, Armstrong B, Anderson HR, Beevers SD, Mudway IS, Green D,
Derwent RG, Wilkinson P, Tonne C, Kelly FJ. The impact of the congestion charging
scheme on ambient air pollution concentrations in London. Atmospheric Environment
2009; 43(34): 5493-5500.
Brunekreef B, Stewart AW, Anderson HR, Lai CKW, Strachan DP, Pearce
N and the ISAAC Phase 3 Study Group. Self reported truck traffic in street
of residence and symptoms of asthma and
allergic disease: a global relationship in ISAAC Phase Three.
Environ Health Persp 2009; 117(11): 1791-1798
Baccini M, Kosatsky T, Analitis A, Anderson HR, D’Ovidio M, Menne B, Michelozzi P,
Biggeri A. Impact of heat on mortality in 15 European cities:
attributable deaths under different weather scenarios. J Epidemiol Community Health,
published online 26 Oct 2009
Anderson HR. Air pollution and mortality: A history. Atmospheric Environment 2009; 43(1):142-152
Forbes LJ, Kapetanakis V, Rudnicka AR, Cook DG, Bush T, Stedman JR,
Whincup PH, Strachan DP, Anderson HR. Chronic exposure to outdoor air pollution
and lung function in adults. Thorax 2009; 64(8):657-663
Forbes LJL, Patel MD, Rudnicka AR, Cook DG, Bush T, Stedman JR, Whincup PH, Strachan DP,
Anderson HR. Chronic Exposure to Outdoor Air Pollution and Markers of Systemic Inflammation.
Epidemiology 2009; 20(2):245-253. Erratum: Epidemiology 2009; 20(4):629
Forbes LJL, Patel MD, Rudnicka AR, Cook DG, Bush T, Stedman JR, Whincup PH, Strachan DP,
Anderson HR. Chronic exposure to outdoor air pollution and diagnosed cardiovascular disease:
meta-analysis of three large cross-sectional surveys. Environmental Health 2009; 8:30
Ait-Khaled N, Pearce N, Anderson HR, Ellwood P, Montefort S, Shah J. Global map of the
prevalence of symptoms of rhinoconjunctivitis in children: The International Study of
Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) Phase Three. Allergy 2009; 64(1):123-148.
Michelozzi P, Accetta G, De Sario M, D'ippoliti D, Marino C, Baccini M et al. High
temperature and hospitalizations for cardiovascular and respiratory
causes in 12 European cities. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2009; 179(5):383-389.
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